A 9-year-old boy in North Palm Beach, Fla., following in his surfer dad's footsteps, says he's not afraid to get on the board again despite a shark bite over the weekend that required more than 80 stitches.

YOU WILL ONLY SEE ON WPBF 25 NEWS.. A 9 YEAR OLD NORTH PALM BEACH BOY CAME FACE TO FACE WITH A SHARK. HE WAS BITTEN LAST WEEK AT MACARTHUR STATE PARK. TONIGHT WE TALK EXCLUSIVELY WITH THE BRAVE BOY WHO IS STILL NURSING HIS INJURIES. ERIN GUY EXPLAINS HOW HE WAS ABLE TO FIGHT OFF THE SHARK. 3 ERIN INTRO: 18.54 "AFTER AN AFTERNOON OF KAYAKING HE BEGGED HIS MOM FOR JUST TWO MINUTES TO RIDE A COUPLE OF WAVES AND THAT'S ALL IT TOOK 2 MINUTES BEFORE A SHARK FOUND HIM.' 19.02DAVE COZZAN (CO- ZAN)-SEBASTIAN'S FATHER 55.23 'HE'S A BRAVE BOY... VERY BRAVE" 55.26 SEBASTIAN COZZAN CO-ZAN HAS BEEN SURFING SINCE HE COULD SWIM... SO WHEN HE BEGGED HIS MOM FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES ON HIS BOARD... SHE GAVE IN.DIANA COZZAN - SEBASTIAN'S MOTHER 56.08 'HE GO JUMP INTO THE WATER AND 5 SECONDS LATER HE SAID I SAW SOMETHING THERE... HE IS JUMPING AROUND.I THOUGHT OH SOMETHING HAPPENING." 56.20SHE WAS RIGHT... SEBASTIAN COZZAN- BITTEN BY A SHARK 1.00.02 "I CAME OUT AND JUST STARTED SURFING ... THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER THE SHARK CAME UP AND BIT ME. AND IT STARTED TO PULL ME INTO THE WATER." 1.01.11 MOM PANICKED... HE STAYED CALM. SEBASTIAN COZZAN- BITTEN BY A SHARK 1.01.25 "I JUST LIKE KICKED THE SHARK INSIDE THE MOUTH AND HE JUST GOT HURT I THINK AND HE WENT AWAY FOR A FEW MINUTES.AND I WENT BACK ONTO THE SHORE. 1.01.39 HIS FOOT NOW ALL BANDAGED UP.. WAS A BLOODY MESS... MORE THAN 80 STITCHES LATER... HE'S HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL RECOVERING. SEBASTIAN COZZAN- BITTEN BY A SHARK 1.04.47" I WAS JUST SHOCKED IT DIDN'T RELALY HURT TOO MUCH ... BC IT WAS A SMALL SHARK.. .LIKE TWO FEET." SEBASTIAN COZZAN- BITTEN BY A SHARK 1.02.07 "I BARELY SAW ANYTHING I JUST SAW THE COL OR OF IT... BROWN." 1.02.15 NOW HE HAS A BATTLE SCAR... THAT HE'S STARTING TO SMILE ABOUT... AND HE HAS ADVICE FOR FELLOW SURFERS... SEBASTIAN COZZAN- BITTEN BY A SHARK 1.03.02 "DON'T BE SCARED THEY WON'T TRY AND BITE YOU THEY ARE JUST TRYING TO LOOK FOR FISH... THIS BARELY EVER HAPPENS." 1.03.10ERIN TAG: 20.54 "YOU GUESSED IT THE 9 YEAR OLD SAID AS SOON AS HIS PARENTS LET HIM GET BACK ON THE SURF BOARD HE PLANS TO BE BACK IN THE WATER... COMING UP ALL NEW AT 6 WHY SEBASTIAN AND HIS DAD HAVE SIMILAR STORIES ABOUT THE WATER HERE..YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT IT COMING UP AT 6 IN NORTH PALM BEACH ERIN GUY WPBF 25 NEWS." 21.11 3 STUCK AT SEA AND